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Mushrooms have been classified as vegetables, but they actually are fungi. Their cell walls contain chitin* instead of cellulose**, and they lack chloroplasts**. The class of fungi includes yeasts, molds, and mushrooms. Fungi can live on dead matter in soil, on other organisms, in air and water. Common species are shiitake (Lentinus edodes), straw (Volvariella […]

Of the 35 heavy metals in our environment, cadmium is one of the most toxic to humans. It is an environmental contaminant toxic to all living organisms. It is widely used in industry: in electric batteries, fertilizers, etc. Acute toxic doses of cadmium in humans result in damage to lungs, kidney, and especially the liver. […]

Americans receive large amounts of dietary selenium, from 60 to 220 mcg/day. The recommended intake of selenium is just 55 mcg/day. The U.S. has high levels of selenium in the soil. Selenium is needed for function of the enzyme, glutathione peroxidase. Glutathione peroxidase levels are not increased by raising serum selenium above 70-90 micrograms/liter. Any […]

Buckwheat sprouts contain antioxidants and trace minerals. Rutin, a flavonoid, is not found in cereals except for buckwheat, which is a good source of rutin. Rutin is an antioxidant that reduces capillary fragility, high blood pressure (hypertension), edema and arteriosclerosis. Trace elements act as cofactors for antioxidant enzymes superoxide dysmutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase. Buckwheat […]